 Chronic Pain
"Chronic Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Aching sensation that persists for more than a few months. It may or may not be associated with trauma or disease, and may persist after the initial injury has healed. Its localization, character, and timing are more vague than with acute pain.
| Descriptor ID |
D059350
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.274
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Pain- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pains
- Pains, Chronic
- Pain, Chronic
Widespread Chronic Pain- Widespread Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pain, Widespread
- Chronic Pains, Widespread
- Pain, Widespread Chronic
- Pains, Widespread Chronic
- Widespread Chronic Pains
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| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2013 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2016 | 16 | 1 | 17 | | 2017 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2018 | 11 | 3 | 14 | | 2019 | 14 | 7 | 21 | | 2020 | 14 | 2 | 16 | | 2021 | 13 | 0 | 13 | | 2022 | 15 | 0 | 15 | | 2023 | 13 | 0 | 13 | | 2024 | 17 | 0 | 17 | | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Vase L, Wager TD, Eccleston C. Opportunities for chronic pain self-management: core psychological principles and neurobiological underpinnings. Lancet. 2025 05 17; 405(10491):1781-1790.
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Becker WC, Seal KH, Nelson DB, DeRonne BM, Kats AM, Morasco BJ, Frank JW, Makris UE, Painter JT, Allen KD, Mixon AS, Bohnert A, Reznik TE, Hagedorn HJ, Hammett P, Borsari B, Baxley C, Krebs EE. Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Apr 01; 185(4):372-381.
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Busse JW, Genevay S, Agarwal A, Standaert CJ, Carneiro K, Friedrich J, Ferreira M, Verbeke H, Brox JI, Xiao H, Virdee JS, Gunderson J, Foster G, Heegsma C, Samer CF, Coen M, Guyatt GH, Wang X, Sadeghirad B, Malam F, Zeraatkar D, Vandvik PO, Zhou T, Xie F, Siemieniuk RAC, Agoritsas T. Commonly used interventional procedures for non-cancer chronic spine pain: a clinical practice guideline. BMJ. 2025 Feb 19; 388:e079970.
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Smolderen KG, Ujueta F, Buckley Behan D, Vlaeyen JWS, Jackson EA, Peters M, Whipple M, Phillips K, Chung J, Mena-Hurtado C. Understanding the Pain Experience and Treatment Considerations Along the Spectrum of Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Mar; 18(3):e000135.
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Krebs EE, Becker WC, Nelson DB, DeRonne BM, Jensen AC, Kats AM, Morasco BJ, Frank JW, Makris UE, Allen KD, Naylor JC, Mixon AS, Bohnert A, Reznik TE, Painter JT, Hudson TJ, Hagedorn HJ, Manuel JK, Borsari B, Purcell N, Hammett P, Amundson EC, Kerns RD, Barbosa MR, Garvey C, Jones EJ, Noh MY, Okere JB, Bhushan S, Pinsonnault J, Williams BE, Herbst E, Lagisetty P, Librodo S, Mapara PS, Son E, Tat C, Marraffa RA, Seys RL, Baxley C, Seal KH. Care Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Feb 01; 185(2):208-220.
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Kinney AR, Schneider AL, Welsh C, Sarmiento KF, Ulmer CS, Forster JE, Abbott Z, Bahraini NH. Insomnia and Chronic Pain Mediate the Relationship Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Reduced Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Among Veterans. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 May-Jun 01; 40(3):E251-E262.
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Varley AL, DeRussy AJ, Jones AL, Hoge A, Gordon AJ, Richman J, Riggs KR, Gelberg L, Gabrielian S, Blosnich JR, Montgomery AE, Carey E, Kertesz SG. The Association Between Chronic Pain, Substance use, and Primary Care Experience Among Veterans with Ongoing or Recent Homelessness. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Dec; 39(16):3172-3181.
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Scorsone KL, Frank JW. Exploring Veterans' Experiences Accessing Chronic Pain Treatment in the VA Community Care Network. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Dec; 39(16):3190-3195.
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Ashar YK, Sun M, Knight K, Flood TF, Anderson Z, Kaptchuk TJ, Wager TD. Open-Label Placebo Injection for Chronic Back Pain With Functional Neuroimaging: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2432427.
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Nikolis A, Nikolis L, Meron A. Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review. Pain Physician. 2024 Sep; 27(7):E661-E675.
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